44.4048° N, 8.9343° E

GENOA

Most Famous People Born in Genoa, Italy

Notable people
2,344
Peak decade
1920s
Median birth year
1907
Most distinctive
Pallanuotista 156.2×

A maritime republic that spent eight centuries moving money and cardinals around the western Mediterranean — the Painter and Sculptor benches are the Renaissance dividend, the Prelate and Priest depth is what a city with two medieval popes leaves on the ledger, and the Pallanuotista cohort, running at better than a hundred and fifty times the global baseline, is what happens when the harbor itself doubles as the practice pool.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Genoa during each.

What Genoa Is Known For

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Politician is Genoa's biggest profession — 15% of all notables (358).

Genoa over-indexes on pallanuotista156.2× the global rate.

  1. Politician358
  2. Football284
  3. Painter161
  4. Actor117
  5. Priest89
  6. Writer76
  7. Singer58
  8. Composer49
  1. Pallanuotista27156.2×
  2. Prelate246.0×
  3. Entrepreneur253.1×
  4. Sculptor473.1×
  5. Painter1612.6×
  6. Priest892.6×
  7. Poet461.9×
  8. Composer491.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Genoa's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

15001550160016501700175018001850190019502000
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Showing 155 of 2,344 notable people

0014 ACTOR

Moana Pozzi

1961 - 1994

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0015 ACTOR

Sabrina Salerno

Born 1968

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0029 PAINTER

Vanessa Beecroft

Born 1969

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0071 ACTOR

Carla Signoris

Born 1960

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0076 PRIEST

Guido Marini

Born 1965

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0087 FOOTBALL

Stefano Eranio

Born 1966

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0093 MUSIC

Cristiano De André

Born 1962

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0098 ACTOR

Massimo Popolizio

Born 1961

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0100 WRITER

Elisabetta Gnone

Born 1965

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0138 ACTOR

Paolo Kessisoglu

Born 1969

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0162 SINGER

Francesco Baccini

Born 1960

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0167 ACADEMIC

Valter Longo

Born 1967

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0172 PRIEST

Ettore Balestrero

Born 1966

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0177 COMPOSER

Dado Moroni

Born 1962

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0191 HISTORIAN

Sergio Luzzatto

Born 1963

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0231 ACADEMIC

Monica Esposito

1962 - 2011

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0237 FILM

Paolo Costella

Born 1964

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0238 FOOTBALL

Marco Lanna

Born 1968

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0245 ACTOR

Baby Pozzi

Born 1963

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0256 ACTOR

Corrado Invernizzi

Born 1965

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0266 WRITER

Rossana Campo

Born 1963

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0270 POLITICIAN

Roberta Pinotti

Born 1961

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0285 ARTIST

Barbara Canepa

Born 1969

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0306 SINGER

Angela Cavagna

Born 1966

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0308 POLO

Alessandro Bovo

Born 1969

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0313 PHOTOGRAPHER

Alberto Terrile

Born 1961

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0316 ACTOR

Nicola Siri

Born 1968

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0320 FOOTBALL

Enzo Gambaro

Born 1966

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0321 WRITER

Roberto Quaglia

Born 1962

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0326 ACTOR

Andrea Bruschi

Born 1968

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0340 FOOTBALL

Adolfo Sormani

Born 1965

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0357 FOOTBALL

Massimo Battara

Born 1963

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0387 WRITER

Fabio Zuffanti

Born 1968

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0395 WRITER

Claudio Paglieri

Born 1965

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0406 ACTOR

Marcella Silvestri

Born 1961

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0416 PLAYER

Linda Ferrando

Born 1966

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0462 SINGER

Mauro Repetto

Born 1968

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0477 PIANIST

Andrea Pozza

Born 1965

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0491 POLO

Ferdinando Gandolfi

Born 1967

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0496 JOURNALIST

Arianna Dagnino

Born 1963

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0500 FENCER

Tonhi Terenzi

Born 1969

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0501 FOOTBALL

Fabrizio Piccareta

Born 1965

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0511 MURDER

Fabio di Celmo

1965 - 1997

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0512 POLITICIAN

Federico Fornaro

Born 1962

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0518 PRIEST

Guido Gallese

Born 1962

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0548 FOOTBALL

Roberto Murgita

Born 1968

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0558 POLITICIAN

Renata Briano

Born 1964

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0573 POLO

Gianni Averaimo

Born 1964

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0607 ACTOR

Max Parodi (attore)

Born 1967

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0608 FOOTBALL

Franco Rotella

1966 - 2009

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0610 MUSIC

Paolo Baltaro

Born 1967

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0614 ARTIST

Andrea Freccero

Born 1968

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0623 POLITICIAN

Francesca Balzani

Born 1966

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0628 POET

Claudio Pozzani

Born 1961

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0647 SPRINT

Francesca Carbone

Born 1968

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0666 ACTOR

Paolo Calissano

Born 1967

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0705 HISTORIAN

Paolo Bernardini (storico)

Born 1963

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0716 ACTOR

Massimo Morini

Born 1967

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0734 ARTIST

Luca Vitone

Born 1964

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0766 COMPOSER

Claudio Guidetti

Born 1964

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0773 PHYSICIST

Massimo Porrati

Born 1961

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0781 MUSIC

Paolo Bonfanti

Born 1960

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0789 PHYSIOLOGIST

Pierdomenico Perata

Born 1962

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0794 CELLIST

Giovanni Ricciardi (cellist)

Born 1968

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0832 CHESS

Spartaco Sarno

Born 1964

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0844 SINGER

Federico Sirianni

Born 1968

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0853 FOOTBALL

Matteo Rossi

Born 1965

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0873 SOCIOLOGIST

Alessandro Amadori

Born 1960

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0879 COMEDIAN

Enrique Balbontin

Born 1968

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0899 PHILOSOPHER

Marcello Frixione

Born 1960

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0904 COMPOSER

Massimo Lauricella

Born 1961

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0913 ACTOR

Eva Orlowsky

Born 1962

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0920 ACADEMIC

Andrea Del Lungo

Born 1967

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0934 ACTOR

Tiziana Avarista

Born 1962

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0956 CONDUCTOR

Aurelio Canonici

Born 1965

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0974 FOOTBALL

Mauro Picasso

Born 1965

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0998 MAN OF LETTERS

Barbara Fiorio

Born 1968

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1001 FILM

Duccio Forzano

Born 1960

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1016 RADIO

Federico Quaranta

Born 1969

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1017 LINGUIST

Elena Semino

Born 1964

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1048 MUSIC

Luca Giacometti

1963 - 2007

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1083 ARTIST

Andrea Ferraris

Born 1966

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1124 SCREENWRITER

Luigi Mignacco

Born 1960

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1127 SCREENWRITER

Mauro Graiani

Born 1962

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1148 SINGER

Claudia Pastorino

Born 1965

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1165 JOURNALIST

Corrado Zunino

Born 1965

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1190 ARTIST

Francesca Biasetton

Born 1961

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1198 JOURNALIST

Ferruccio Sansa

Born 1968

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1207 PIANIST

Massimo Farao

Born 1965

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1229 FOOTBALL

Mauro Rosin

Born 1964

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1242 SINGER

Stefano Valla

Born 1962

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1277 POLITICIAN

Adele Gambaro

Born 1964

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1291 POLITICIAN

Enrico Musso

Born 1962

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1299 ACTOR

Alessandro Bergallo

Born 1966

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1309 POLITICIAN

Sabina Rossa

Born 1962

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1335 LUTHIER

Alberto Giordano

Born 1961

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1339 ARTIST

Stefano Biglia

Born 1969

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1346 ARTIST

Massimo Fenati

Born 1969

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1360 WRITER

Marco Sommariva

Born 1963

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1364 ARTIST

Eleonora Aguiari

Born 1969

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1389 WRITER

Fabrizio Calzia

Born 1960

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1426 POLITICIAN

Roberta Oliaro

Born 1965

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1442 ACTOR

Davide Paniate

Born 1969

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1452 PHOTOGRAPHER

Enrico Dagnino

Born 1960

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1455 FOOTBALL

Amedeo Baldizzone

Born 1960

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1466 WRITER

Yuri Leveratto

Born 1968

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1501 PRIEST

Nicolò Anselmi

Born 1961

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1510 AFFAIRES

Emmanuelle de Bourbon

Born 1960

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1524 ENTREPRENEUR

Edoardo Garrone (1961)

Born 1961

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1558 POLITICIAN

Nicola Morra (politico)

Born 1963

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1567 JOURNALIST

Alessio De Giorgi

Born 1969

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1614 COMPOSER

Andrea Pellegrini

Born 1963

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1620 POLITICIAN

Francesco Bruzzone

Born 1962

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1644 ENTREPRENEUR

Enrico Mantovani

Born 1962

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1645 FOOTBALL

Stefano Melchiori

Born 1965

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1648 SINGER

Gian Paolo Daldello

Born 1969

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1651 COACH

Alessandro Lorenzoni

Born 1969

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1666 POET

Albino Crovetto

Born 1960

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1671 FOOTBALL

Roberto Barozzi

Born 1960

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1677 FILM

Stefano Grossi

Born 1963

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1678 FOOTBALL

Luca Chiappino

Born 1966

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1694 ENTREPRENEUR

Alessandro Garrone

Born 1963

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1696 FOOTBALL

Paolo Doni

Born 1965

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1711 WRITER

Enzo Costa

1964 - 2014

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1735 JOURNALIST

Matteo Dotto

Born 1963

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1737 FOOTBALL

Andrea Bianchi (calciatore 1969)

Born 1969

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1744 DESIGNER

Riccardo Cangini

Born 1968

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1745 SWIMMER

Giovanna Burlando

Born 1969

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1747 COMPOSER

Marco Tindiglia

Born 1962

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1752 RACER

Giorgio Grasso

Born 1963

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1767 GUITAR

Andrea Cervetto

Born 1968

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1780 THEATRE

Sergio Maifredi

Born 1966

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1785 WRITER

Alberto Marcheselli

Born 1965

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1803 DRUMMER

Sergio Barlozzi

Born 1960

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1819 ARTIST

Giovanni Bruzzo (fumettista)

Born 1961

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1826 JOURNALIST

Rosanna Piturru

Born 1968

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1863 POLITICIAN

Vittorio Pezzuto

Born 1966

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1864 BLOGGER

Alessandra Guigoni

Born 1968

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1903 JAZZ

Aldo Zunino

Born 1963

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1943 RACER

Anna Maria Barabino

Born 1966

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1974 SWIMMER

Maurizio Divano

Born 1961

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1982 ILLUSTRATOR

Sergio Trama

Born 1963

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2004 AUTHOR

Michele De Pirro

Born 1965

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2005 RACER

Elisabetta Saccheggiani

Born 1968

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2015 ATHLETIC

Carla Garbarino

Born 1961

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2105 JOURNALIST

Alberto D'Ottavi

1965 - 2014

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2115 FOOTBALL

Fabio Valente

Born 1964

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2159 THEATRE

Simona Gonella

Born 1967

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2162 CONDUCTOR

Marco Armiliato

Born 1967

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2174 SINGER

Enrico Lisei

Born 1961

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2193 POET

Giovanna Rosadini

Born 1963

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2213 MUSIC

Andrea Sigona

Born 1969

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2214 ILLUSTRATOR

Ugo Delucchi

Born 1964

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2270 SCULPTOR

Roberto Molinelli (scultore)

Born 1961

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2279 PLAYER

Alessandro Bollati

Born 1964

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